Media bias towards presidential election in the USA Luiz Guilherme Matoso do Nascimento.

Why choose this topic  The media plays an important role on the opinion of the masses.  The presidential election of 2016 is a hot topic on twitter.  By doing this research we are going to be able to tell if:  Quantify the bias of the media towards certain candidates using sentimental analysis.  How much positive and negative coverage some websites do.  If the public opinion about one news website is actually accurate.

Presidential election - Democrats Lincoln ChafeeHilary ClintonMartin O’MalleyBernie SandersJoe BidenAndrew Cuomo

Presidential election - Republicans Mike HuckabeeDonald TrumpMark EversonRand Paul Bobby Jindal Carly Fiorina

Major Newspapers in the US The New York Times The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Wall Street Journal USA Today Los Angeles Times The Daily NewsNew York PostThe Denver Post

Major Newspapers - Twitter accounts The New York Times - The Washington Post - Chicago Tribune - Wall Street Journal - USA Today - Los Angeles Times - The Daily News - New York Post - The Denver Post -

The concept of the Network  The network will be developed by gathering tweets from all majors newspapers.  Each node will represent a newspaper and a candidate.  Each edge will represent the relationship the newspaper has with the candidate.  This will allow us to see the bias of one newspaper towards a candidate.

The concept of the Network  The network will naturally be a bipartite network where republicans and democrats are divided.  The sentimental analysis will be done using a tool called alchemy API.  The network is going to be directed.

Example of a relationship of the network. The New York Times Hilary Clinton

Example of a relationship of the network. The New York Times Hilary Clinton Each edge will be analyzed and will have a value based on the positive of negative effect. The value will be defined by the average of the sentimental analysis.

Concept of the Network

The New York Times Hilary Clinton Bernie Sanders The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Lincoln ChafeeMartin O’MalleyJoe BidenElizabeth Warren Mike Huckabee Mark Everson

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